Badge.



H. HESSELBARTH.

' BADGE- APPLIOATIOK FILED AUG. 9, 1909.

973,041, Pate nted Oct. 18,1910.

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ple want to be certain whether they are still HUGO HESSELBARTH, DE

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BADGE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO HEssELBAnTH, a subject of the King of Prussia,German Emperor, and resident of Greifswald, Germany, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Badges, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to a badge which indicates whether the person whowears the same is engaged or free. 'It very often happens in largesocieties where the members do not all know one another, that youngpeofree; it is of course very awkward to ask a comparative stranger sucha question; the badge which forms the object of the present invention,serves as means for indicating whether the person who wears the badge isengaged or free.

In the accompanying drawing the badge is shown in its preferred form ofexecution.

Figure 1 represents the badge for engaged people and Fig. 2 representsthe same for free people. Fig. 3 is a back view of the badge and showshow the lateral parts of the badge are removed to be replaced by anotherpart.

The badge has preferably the shape of a four leafed clover. The upperand lower foils are fixed by soldering or in any suit- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed. August 9,

able manner on the upper horizontal arm of Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

1909. Serial No. 512,001.

the pin and they preferably are ornamented with appropriate signs, suchas a cupid, an anchor or the like. The two side foils are removablymounted upon the horizontal arm of the pin for example by means of asleeve fixed upon the rear surface of the foil and adapted to be pushedover the end of the horizontal arm of the pin.

On the front surface of the two lateral foils the word engaged or theword free is written, so that the side foils bearing the properindication can be worn by the person who wears the badge.

The badge can be used as scarf pin, as brooch or as any other ornament.

I claim An improved badge comprising in combination a pin, a horizontalarm at the upper end of said pin, two foils rigidly fixed on saidhorizontal arm and suit-ably ornamented on the front surface, and twofoils which bear inscriptions, removably mounted upon the ends of saidhorizontal arm, so that the badge has the shape of a four leafed clover,substantially as described and shown and for the purpose set forth.

HUGO HE SSELBARTH.

Witnesses FELDMANN, F. SiacEmmoHT.

